The Role

The Software Engineer at Athena is part of a squad with a well-defined mission and ships high quality code and solutions to the challenges of helping customers reach their financial independence more quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing software solutions.
• Reviewing and collaborating with others on internal and cross-team technical proposals.
• Developing and maintaining React and React Native applications.
• Supporting the release of builds and providing operational support of releases in production.
• Ensuring high quality, stability and functionality in changes introduced to the platform.
• Understand and manage integrations for reporting and monitoring.
• Work closely with the broader team to ensure user needs are balanced with technical requirements.
• Continuously increasing efficiency and quality of your team through tooling and experimentation.
• Collaborating with everyone in an open and constructive way.
• Operating the platform products offered by the team.

About You

• You are a skilful engineer with high standards, passion for quality and a few of years of experience under your belt.
• You are adaptable and keen to learn new languages when necessary but already competent and comfortable with JavaScript / TypeScript / Node and familiar with React and React Native.
• You have great interpersonal and communication skills.
• You can troubleshoot issues in production, help determine root causes and propose the most appropriate solution for the situation.
• You can collaborate with software engineers, product owners, designers and other members of the business in order to understand the goals, derive/adapt requirements and implement solutions.
• You are comfortable working in an Agile, fast-paced environment.
• You are a problem-solver and embrace the can-do.
• You are a team player.
• You are keen to learn and get comfortable with new technologies and programming languages.
• You can’t stand the sight of broken things; you just fix them!
• You preferably have BSc in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field.

What a successful candidate looks like

• Solid computer science fundamentals: algorithms and data structures.
• Experience with public cloud providers is a plus.
• Strong design and analytical skills.
• Capacity to think holistically and see the bigger picture.
• Solid writing and communication skills.
• Be great, be you, play nice.

Benefits & Perks

• Inclusive, Flexible and casual working environment
• Hybrid working with HQ Anchor Days in award winning office space
• Wellbeing program to support your physical, mental, social and financial health
• Perks program with access to discounts to every day expenses
• Fantastic team culture with monthly events

You'll be joining an experienced team, passionate about being best in class in everything we do. We have a relaxed and fun atmosphere where you can bring your unique self and skills to help us all grow as a team. Be great, be you, play nice.

At Athena we are committed to a workplace that embraces diversity, equality, and inclusion. Athenians are free to let their own brand of freak fly.

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